• Los Angeles Knight Riders will take on San Francisco Unicorns in the 8th match of Major League Cricket 2023.

  • The contest will take place at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.

MLC 2023: LAKR vs SFU – Pitch Report, Probable XI, Fantasy Cricket Tips & Dream11 Prediction
Los Angeles Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns (Photo Source: Twitter)

Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) will square off with San Francisco Unicorns (SFU) in the eighth match of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2023 at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. The clash between the two sides is scheduled to begin at 6:00 am IST (July 19), 12:30 am GMT (July 18) and 07:30 pm local time (July 18).

The Knight Riders are currently facing immense pressure as they find themselves at the bottom of the points table with a woeful net run rate (NRR) of -4.35. With two heavy defeats in their name, they are in desperate need of a turnaround before it’s too late. The team’s batting performance has been a major concern, as they struggled in both of their previous matches in the tournament.

On the other hand, the Unicorns are currently at 5th position in the points table, with an NRR of -0.325. They started the competition on a positive note with a victory versus MI New York (MINY) but suffered a setback in their subsequent game against Seattle Orcas (SEO). As they approach their next fixture, the team will focus on strengthening their batting lineup in order to regain their winning momentum.

Pitch report:

The pitch at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas offers favourable conditions for the batters, providing them with an advantage. Nevertheless, as the game progresses, the bowlers will also play a crucial role and their impact will increase.

Probable XI:

Los Angeles Knight Riders: Martin Guptill, Unmukt Chand, Jaskaran Malhotra (wk), Nitish Kumar, Rilee Rossouw, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine (c), Lockie Ferguson, Corne Dry, Ali Khan, Adam Zampa

San Francisco Unicorns: Finn Allen, Matthew Wade (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Finch (c), Corey Anderson, Shadab Khan, Tajinder Dhillon, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Carmi le Roux, Haris Rauf, Liam Plunkett

Dream11 Prediction:

Wicketkeepers: Matthew Wade
Batters: Finn Allen, Martin Guptill, Corey Anderson, Rilee Rossouw
All-rounders: Andre Russell (vc), Sunil Narine, Shadab Khan (c), Marcus Stoinis
Bowlers: Liam Plunkett, Lockie Ferguson

Match Prediction:

Case 1:

  • LAKR wins the toss and bats first
  • Powerplay score: 35-40
  • LAKR total: 150-160

Case 2:

  • SFU wins the toss and bats first
  • Powerplay score: 40-45
  • SFU total: 160-170

Team batting first to win the contest.

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